New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-07
THE GREAT OCEAN YACHT RACE.
GETTING THE TWO VESSELS READY.

u, ANS FOR SIGNALLING STEAMERS AT sEA-A TALK
WITH MR. BUSH.
Tho owners of the keel scbOoners Coronet and
Dauntess are actively preparing tor the ocean race be-
tween these two yachts March o. and 90 much mas
oread been done that is apparent that they do not
intend that there shall be any delay in starting owLg
IN their boats not being ready The Dauntess has been
drawn nm ON the screw dock at Pike-st and is under
Going thorough overhauling under the personal
direction of her owner, Caldwell ii. Colt Notwith-
ktandng the Storm Triggers have been at work taking
down the masts When they are s'epPedh he Ave- feet
nearer the deck and the fore upper SUCK VIII 1e Gov
eral feet longer In cutting away the pner r ~ 'nS
possibe weak places and that the poles will be as gooa
"a new The bowsprt too will be shortened three fset
Every rope on the boat will be ne" ana he" eui' Vi
NV object in reducing the length of the masts is
annorent at a glance said Mr. Low. vessel cross
ina tho Atlantic in March is Liable to encounter some
pretty heavy weather and tie shorter her poles the
better can che ride the heavy seas ana Keep er emu
up If the Dauntless were merely crossing noi h NO
tomntot;on TO carry too much cansas In race IT'S
Siaerent Both yachts will be pushed to their utmost
speed regardless OF WeatheI have
great faith in the fore sails The are the ones that
do the work when the wind is blowing too strong 10
carry the mainsail comfortably and believe IN max
inc ample allowance for them. Another advantage
raned by shortening the masts is that from two to
three tons OF ballast be safely taken out OF the
hold" ,
Tie alterations in the Corones rig will not be go ex
tensive as those OF the Dauntess The princlpai
change will be in the ioremast, winch VIII ne .snoru
ened four feet at the base This reduction was
sugoested by her skipper, Captain crosby, shoity
after she was launched and would have been made hs
season whether a race had been agreed upon OF not
Her minboom will lose six feet and her jibboom three
feet She is hauled up Poion's shipyard Ill hrook-
lyn and will be thoroughly oyerhauled before sue Is
mt back into the water Her crew OH the passage W III
consist of twenty four men including the officers H.
T. Bush. her owner,i will not be aboard OWING 10
pressing business engagements i'll tie city at the time
set for the race Mr. Colt has not decided Yet whether
he will accompany his craft or not .
Az there does not TO be disposition on the part
ot owners nj other keel schooners enter the race
Messrs Bush and Colt will meet in few DAYS to make
final arrangements II Is dcened desirapie Una, ,1is
SHOULD he done and that series OF signals shoud DC
agreed upon in order that caDtans OF ocean steamships
may be fully informed and IN case the' meet one OF
both boats cond report tier relative positions upon
arriving at ports OF DISTINCTION In tle ayte INC
boats can OF course he easily disDgu he'd by Their
nriyate remnants their international cOdc slgna
letters At night this will be impossible. and 1t In
supres,ed that their identity can be easily made known
when steamships are beng passed If magnes'a nights
are burned the Coronet Tor ns1nce, displaying red
and the Daunlless blue light. The private pennant
of the Dauntless has triangular white field III which
is a white star and white points Her international
code signals H. NJ. i. G. The Coronets Iennant If
small red disc surrounded by narrow White circle
on a solid blue ground. No international code signal
letters have vet been assigned TO her.
cit is expected that the will be started early on
the morning OF March 10. The yachts will probably
be ready to start from Sandy Hook promptly. There
is remote possibility of course that the race Will be
close and that both yachts mi,ht reach Queenstown
arbor at so nearly the same hour as TO cause DIS
pute 80 TO which the winner To AVOID tins II n
proposed to make ngemens with the officers OF the
Queenstown Yacht Club by which men VIII be placed
in the Lighthouse the entrance 20 Queenstown ar-
Dor Ten DAYS after the boats have started and there
wal ch nigh and dny their arrival and decide as TO
which crosses the line first
Regarding the suggestion that centre-board schoon-
ers be permitted enter the Mr. Bush said the
other day stipulated that the contest be between
keel scbooners only because desirous OF settling
the question the superiority OF certain class OF
YACHTS II centreboard boats 10 enter, the pur
noses of the race would be defeated. and II would be
iile contest between different kinds OF animals In
PERTAIN kinds OF weather crntre-bnard yachts are
speedier than keel boats, ano IL should happen 10
have that kind of weather during the race the Keel
boats might be beaten more py luck than anything
else Again | am opposed TO giving time allowances
To the small keel schoJncrs nduc-ment Tor them
to emit as under circumstances Their chances VI
Winning are as GOOD as those the Dauntess and
Coronet
q am surprised that more boats have not been
entered | thought that the 'ifana Ambassadrcss
and probably the Norsenan would 20 into the race
hardly think that the OF the stakes is keeping any
one out but if it is am willing to race for $l,0oO
a. Sic, 900 My only idea III proposing money stakes
at all as because many yachsmer were tired OF SAIL
ing their vessels for cups and would he glad to parci
nate in race where there opportunity Tor get
ting sufficient financial return 20 pay the expenses